My blog is simply about Life, Gluten Free. It includes everything from some of our favorite Gluten Free products and recipes, to talking about raising a Gluten Free Family.

February 07, 2008

Opt Out of Your Junk Mail

It has to do with the "Mom" part of my blog and my desire to leave a better world for my child.

I have been meaning to do this for a while~

We get a phenomenal amount of credit card offers and junk mail.

In a single year Americans receive 19 billion catalogs in the mail. That boils down to 3.6 million tons of paper at the cost of 53 million trees.

Production of the paper used for American catalogs uses the same amount of energy required to power 1.2 million homes in a year, and contributes annual emissions equal to that created by 2 million cars. That's incredibly significant! All to get us to buy buy buy more junk. It's just madness.

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It has to do with the "Mom" part of my blog and my desire to leave a better world for my child.

I have been meaning to do this for a while~

We get a phenomenal amount of credit card offers and junk mail.

In a single year Americans receive 19 billion catalogs in the mail. That boils down to 3.6 million tons of paper at the cost of 53 million trees.

Production of the paper used for American catalogs uses the same amount of energy required to power 1.2 million homes in a year, and contributes annual emissions equal to that created by 2 million cars. That's incredibly significant! All to get us to buy buy buy more junk. It's just madness.